There is an old saying: If you want to hide something, put it in plain sight. To our surprise, we learned that this saying is especially true for Christianity, where medieval works of art were created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for the largely illiterate population. A close look at these religious works of art reveals the presence of psychedelic plants–hidden in plain sight for centuries.

Psychedelics?
Hidden in plain sight…in Christian churches?
Yes, that’s exactly what we said.

Based on stunning visual evidence found in cathedrals and churches, we invite you to join us as we relive our discovery of the “Psychedelic Gospels” and propose an alternative theory of the origins of Christianity−one radically different from that portrayed in the Bible.

This book takes you along, step-by-step, on our decade-long anthropological adventure, providing an easily-readable account of this controversial theory.

It was during the turbulent decades of the 1960s and 1970s that we had our first experiences with psychedelics, a class of drugs that in time we came to know as “entheogens”: psychoactive plants and chemicals that generate mystical experiences. It was through entheogens that we first came to experience God as the divine intelligence that permeates the universe.

Later, in 2006, we made an archeological discovery that caused us to seriously consider the role of entheogens in the foundations of Judeo-Christianity. At that point our personal experiences with psychedelics merged with our professional interests (Jerry’s in anthropology and religion, Julie’s in psychotherapy and spirituality), and we felt compelled to undertake a search for evidence of entheogens in Christian art.

While our findings are startling, it is not our intention to question the fundamental beliefs of Christianity, but to uncover a mystery that we believe applies to many religions. Our findings do not deny the importance of religious sacraments, but suggest that they should encompass all of God’s creations, including psychoactive plants.

All that we ask of you, dear reader, is to consider what we have to say with an open mind and to follow our findings and speculations to their conclusions. Our journey begins in Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.

• Rosslyn Chapel
  Scotland

  

  Rosslyn chapel Green Man sculpture with mushroom

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• Canterbury Cathedral
  England

  

  Great Canterbury Psalter, God Creates Plants

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• Chartres Cathedral
  France

  

  St. Eustace Window, Chartres Cathedral

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• Rennes le Château
  France

  

  Holy water stoop, Rennes le Château

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• Chapel of Plaincouralt
  France

  

  Temptation in the Garden of Eden in the Chapel of Plaincourault.

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• Abbey of Saint-Savin
  France

  

  Fresco painting at Saint Savin in France

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• Church of Saint Martin
  France

  

  Towers of Jerusalem fresco at Saint Martin

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• St. Michael's Church
  Germany

  

  Eden Panel in Saint Michael’s Church

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• Basilica of Aquileia
  Italy

  

  Mushroom floor mosaic, Basilica of Aquileia

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• Vatican Museums
  Italy

  

  Pine Cone Sculpture, Vatican Museum

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• Eluesis
  Greece

  

  Archeological Site: Eleusinian Mysteries

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• Dark Church
  Turkey

  

  Crucifixion painting, Open Air Museum in Turkey

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• Ihlara Valley
  Turkey

  

  Fresco from the Ihlara Valley in Turkey

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